1. Assessment Plan - Four Column PIE - Arts - CEA: Radio Unit Narrative Reporting Year 2018-19 Contact Person: Jason Shiff Email/Extension: [email protected] / x4619 External Conditions, Trends, or Impacts: Technological changes in broadcasting and radio in particular are enormous and impacting the medium daily. Everyday radio listeners are introduced to new ways to "listen". Podcasting is taking off and introducing radio broadcasting to the everyday, average individual. Music services such as Spotify and Apple Music are attracting new listens daily. "At home"audio editing software such as Garage Band and Audacity are also introducing the world of radio to new perspective broadcasters. It's imparative these changes are highlighted and focused on to help attract new interested students and make sure existing students have the changing skills to compete in a competitive radio market. Internal Conditions, Trends, or Impacts : Despite the relocation of the KSAK transmitter in the Spring of 2018, the campus radio station still continue to not be heard on campus. This means students on campus are unable to listen to the station in a terrestrial-fashion. Instead they are listening to the terrestrial station via streaming and iPhone/android apps. Again, no progress has been made on resolving this issue. Campus radio stations automation software "Enco Dad" has continued to be faulty and cause several issues for on air students. Enco tech support is aware of the issues and challenges but has been unable to offer a fix after several years of reporting. The school has approved the purchase of radio industry leader RCS and it's automation software "Zetta". The software will be installed over the Summer over a 3 day period period by technicians from RCS. Voluntary training sessions will be scheduled to begin training returning Radio Broadcasting students. Critical Decisions Made by Unit: Lead Professor Tammy Trujillo retired from Mt. Sac and is no longer a part of the radio program as of the first week of the Spring semester. Due to the timing of her departure, the radio department was in a time of transition. Adjunct Professor and Radio Lab Tech, Jason Shiff has served as the interim Program Lead. A temporary, one year full time Radio Professor for the 2019-20 school year is presently open for applications. Notable Achievements for Theme A: To Advance Academic Excellence and Student Achievement: 1. Iconic Radio Programmer Dave Beasing guest lectured during the Spring Radio Programming and Producer Techniques class. 2. Darlene Rodrigo, current 103.5 KOST Morning Show Producer and Mt. Sac Radio alumnus guest lectured during the Spring Radio Programming and Producer Technique class. 3. Adjunct Professor Phil Hulett began working as a News Anchor for NBC Radio News. 4. Adjunct Professor Jeane Blunt has left the program and is now IT Communications and UC FCC Licensing Coordinator at University of California Office of the President. 5. Students were hired for positions at KPWR, KDAY, KLAA, KNX, KKGO 11/04/2019 Generated by Nuventive Improve Page 1 of 18 Notable Achievements for Theme B: To Support Student Access and Success: 1. Four radio students were presenters at the 2019 Golden Mike Awards. Notable Achievements for Theme C: Secure Human, Technological, & Financial Resources: Notable Achievements for Theme D: To Foster an Atmosphere of Cooperation and Collaboration: 1. The campus radio stations provided entertainment and hosted a variety of events with various other clubs and entities on campus including the Disability Athletics Fair, Counselor Day, Emergency Preparation Fair, Health Fair, Join a Club, New Student Orientation, Student Service Fair, Game Fest and Mountie Fresh Day. 2. Film and Television Professor Stillman Kelly and Interim Radio Lead Professor Jason Shiff began a new joint venture in live video streaming the campus radio stations. Contributors to the Report: Jason Shiff Where We Make an Impact: Closing the Unit Goals Resources Needed Loop on Goals and Plans New Facility (Radio stations and In Progress - Signage for the radio Reporting Year: 2018-19 production studios) - To maintain the station. % Completed: 0 equipment in the campus radio Describe Plans & Activities No Progress (05/13/2019) stations, Radio Broadcasting Supported (Justification of Need): A Reporting Year: 2017-18 classroom and Production Studios sign on the outside of Bldg 13 facing % Completed: 0 functioning correctly. To keep KSAK the parking lot. A sign similar to No progrèss has been made on getting this signage funded, broadcasting per FCC standards. what we are suggesting is currently created and installed. The Radio Advisory Committee Status: Active displayed at the Mountie Cafe, but continues to recommend this as a method of recruitment Goal Year(s): 2017-18, 2018-19 with the radio station logo on it. for the program. (03/28/2018) Date Goal Entered (Optional): Lead: Jason Shiff 04/08/2018 What would success look like and Reporting Year: 2016-17 : No work has been done on this. how would you measure it?: The sign % Completed: 0 Results will be included when will be created and installed. Drive No progress has been made on this matter. (07/31/2017) complete (08/01/2017) enrollment . Type of Request: NON INSTRUCTIONAL EQUIPMENT: Tangible property with useful life of more than one year, other than land or buildings improvements, equal and over $500 per individual item. Used for administrative or non- instructional purposes. Planning Unit Priority: Medium One-Time Funding Requested (if applicable): 3000 Request - Full Funding Requested - Reporting Year: 2018-19 On-call or broadcast engineer on % Completed: 0 retainer - suggested Matt Anderson No progress. This is even more important now with the who was contracted on a one-time retirement of station engineer Thom Babich. (05/13/2019) basis in early 2018 to resolve 11/04/2019 Generated by Nuventive Improve Page 2 of 18 Where We Make an Impact: Closing the Unit Goals Resources Needed Loop on Goals and Plans numerous issues the campus radio stations, in the Radio Broadcasting classroom and the Radio Production Studios. Describe Plans & Activities Supported (Justification of Need): Perform an annual tune-up of the equipment, respond to any equipment problems, install new equipment as needed. Lead: Jason Shiff What would success look like and how would you measure it?: Radio station and studio equipment would continue to perform at optimum level, both for the benefit of the students and to comply with FCC licensing. New equipment would be properly installed and repairs would be made quickly and efficiently. There would be no or limited downtime at the station or in the studios for students to deal with. The campus radio stations would operate per FCC standards. Type of Request: STAFFING: Requests for permanent employee positions or temporary/hourly employees. Planning Unit Priority: High On-Going Funding Requested (if applicable): 5000 Request - No Funding Requested - A Reporting Year: 2018-19 method by which the Burli Newsdesk % Completed: 0 can be restarted by faculty and No Progress (05/13/2019) classified staff members Describe Plans & Activities Supported (Justification of Need): Burli will not reboot by itself following campus power outages, leaving the radio stations without an 11/04/2019 Generated by Nuventive Improve Page 3 of 18 Where We Make an Impact: Closing the Unit Goals Resources Needed Loop on Goals and Plans updating news source. Restarting Burli can only be done by IT, but connecting with them requires students to make staff or faculty aware of the problem first and then it can take hours or even days to connect with either of them. During that time, the Associated Press wire service is not available in the station or studios. This is also an issue for any classes that use Burli. The problem needs to be resolved with the best case scenario being a way for Jason Shiff to do restarts when needed. Lead: Jason Shiff What would success look like and how would you measure it?: Burli Newsdesk (and with it Associated Press) could be immediately re- started by faculty or classified staff as soon as the problem is discovered following a campus power outage. Type of Request: IT SUPPORT: Requests for projects related to the implementation, integration, application, delivery, and support of information and instructional technologies. Planning Unit Priority: High Preparation - Create opportunities on Report directly on Goal Reporting Year: 2018-19 and in connection with the campus % Completed: 75 radio stations for students to practice School has approved the purchase and installation of RCS and perfect their skills in both on-air Zetta (Radio Automation Software) and RCS G Selector and behind-the-scenes areas. (Radio scheduling Software). This will eliminate the ongoing Status: Active issues with ENCO software which has plagued the stations Goal Year(s): 2017-18, 2018-19 since its opening in the new Radio Broadcasting Center. Date Goal Entered (Optional): Installation is scheduled to take place over Summer 2019. 05/08/2018 (05/13/2019) 11/04/2019 Generated by Nuventive Improve Page 4 of 18 Where We Make an Impact: Closing the Unit Goals Resources Needed Loop on Goals and Plans Report directly on Goal Reporting Year: 2017-18 % Completed: 75 Although an outside engineer has been brought in to fix issues with the radio station equipment and it's installation, the Enco system continues to malfunction. This is an issue that must be resolved by Enco. Jason Shiff is working on this with the help of contract engineer Matt Anderson. (03/28/2018) Request - Full Funding Requested - Reporting Year: 2018-19 Hiring of a Lab Tech % Completed: 75 Describe Plans & Activities School has approved the hiring of one other 19 hour Radio Supported (Justification of Need): Lab Tech. Two hiring committees were unsuccessful in An additional classified Radio Station hiring of this Lab Tech.